white plaster wall; tofu; bean curd
stylish; smart; elegant; chic; refined; trim
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
vast (ocean, desert, etc.); boundless; vague (e.g. memories); unclear; rampant (weeds, etc.); running wild
to lie deep in; to extend far back
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
various kinds of small trees; assorted trees
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
curse; spell; malediction
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
mental image; mental picture; image
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
to hurl abuse (at); to use abusive language
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to know (a person); to think
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
from the beginning; from scratch
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
close-fitting trousers; long underwear
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage